Kompas.com - Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. The condition usually disappears after delivery, but almost half would then reappear. If not well controlled gestational diabetes can be bad for the fetus and mother. Gestational Diabetes is often detected too late, that is new in week 26 of pregnancy. And if detected early, the risk to the mother and fetus can be reduced. This disease can cause several complications, including growth retardation, birth defects, heart defects, babies are born great, and so forth.
Latest research indicates gestational diabetes can be detected early by measuring levels of triglycerides and waist circumference know the history of accretion of pregnant women.
In a study of 144 pregnant women, women known to waist circumference over 85 centimeters and high triglyceride levels during the first trimester of pregnancy tend to have high blood sugar levels when blood samples tested in the second trimester. When the commencement of this study all pregnant women have a normal blood sugar levels.
High blood sugar levels in the blood is an indicator of gestational diabetes. While triglycerides are high and wide waist circumference is a marker of obesity, which is a risk factor for gestational diabetes.
So what should be done to save the babies from the risks caused by diabetes? Pregnant women are required to control blood sugar levels by diet, exercise and drugs. Examination content must also be carried out routinely.